Ottawa Senators' Cory Conacher (89) checks Carolina Hurricanes' Andrej Sekera (4) of Slovakia, into the boards during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Hurricanes won 6-3. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Manny Malhotra (22) is congratulated by teammates after scoring in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Hurricanes won 6-3. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Manny Malhotra (22) and Ottawa Senators' Colin Greening (14) battle along the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Manny Malhotra (22) shoots the puck past Ottawa Senators goalie Robin Lehner (40) for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Buffalo Sabres' Zemgus Girgensons (28), of Latvia, shoots the puck off the mask of Carolina Hurricanes' Anton Khudobin (31), of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)